Tearing Up Carpet On Concrete

How to remove carpet from a concrete floor step 1.

Tearing up carpet on concrete.

Remove the 3 foot wide carpet sections from the tack strips by shaking the carpet in a back and forth motion while pulling it up from the surface of the floor. Long handled scrapers cost about 30 at home centers. Work on one. Tack strips hold the carpet in place and those tack strips are nailed into the.

This video shows the steps that must be taken in preparation for staining concrete floors. Removing carpet isn t as simple as ripping it up and throwing it out. All my best patti p. When you ve torn off all the carpet and pad pull out all the staples with pliers.

Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool. July 17 2012 at 12 20 am. This is my first time removing carpet from a concrete basement floor. Consider what you are going to do with the carpet.

It s not as easy as just pulling up the carpet. In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor. Cut the carpet into sections so it is easier to carry out of the room if you are throwing it out. On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place.

Pull back a corner of the carpet using a pair of pliers. The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked. To remove them use a floor scraper. You ll love your new cat room.

Cut the pad into strips and roll it up just as you did with the carpet. So go easy on filling the holes where the concrete will pull up from carpet tacking sand with an electric sander when dry and then stain. Tips on how to stain concrete floors. Are you throwing it away or are you going to salvage it.